Proclaimer Blog
And here’s one of me with Paul….
As the EMA nears (and for us, it's already started), here's my plea. Let's fight against the celebrity culture. We've got some good speakers whom we've invited because they're, well, good speakers. Not because they're celebrities. So leave your cameras at home. Pictures with the speaker? What's that about? And for those who are feeling a little righteous and smug, can I suggest there is a bit of celebrity chasing in all of us. It may not be the speakers, it may be the pastor of this big church, the director of that useful ministry, the author of that book. What I mean is, all of us need to guard our own hearts against such hero worship at such events. One of the great things about the EMA is that, though we reserve seats for speakers so that they don't have to stand (that's just polite), we don't coral them off in a special gated area. So, yes, you may find yourself sitting next to someone whose ministry God has blessed. But guess what, he's just a delegate like you, just a servant like you, just as in need of the gospel as you. And the EMA exists to serve us all. So please do pray for tomorrow and the next three days. Pray for usefulness, pray for hearts to be encouraged and challenged, pray for us all to be stirred, pray for equipping for the task to which God has called us. And fight with us the celebrity culture.